Genesis

Genesis 28:18–19

¹⁸Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it, ¹⁹and he called that place Bethel,^d though previously the city had been named Luz.

Footnotes

d 28:19 Bethel means house of God.

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Genesis 28:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Early	וַיַּשְׁכֵּ֨ם	way·yaš·kêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7925 start, rise, early
the next morning	בַּבֹּ֗קֶר	bab·bō·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
Jacob	יַעֲקֹ֜ב	ya·‘ă·qōḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3290 Jacob
took	וַיִּקַּ֤ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the stone	הָאֶ֙בֶן֙	hā·’e·ḇen	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he had placed	וַיָּ֥שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
under his head	מְרַֽאֲשֹׁתָ֔יו	mə·ra·’ă·šō·ṯāw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4763 headpiece, head-rest
and he set it up	שָׂ֣ם	śām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
as a pillar	מַצֵּבָ֑ה	maṣ·ṣê·ḇāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump
He poured	וַיִּצֹ֥ק	way·yi·ṣōq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3332 pour, cast, flow
oil	שֶׁ֖מֶן	še·men	Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
top of it	רֹאשָֽׁהּ׃	rō·šāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H7218 head

Genesis 28:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
and he called	וַיִּקְרָ֛א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
that	הַה֖וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
place	הַמָּק֥וֹם	ham·mā·qō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
Bethel	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
though	וְאוּלָ֛ם	wə·’ū·lām	Conjunction	H199 but, but indeed
previously	לָרִאשֹׁנָֽה׃	lā·ri·šō·nāh	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7223 former, first, chief
the city	הָעִ֖יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
had been named	שֵׁם־	šêm-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
Luz	ל֥וּז	lūz	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3870 Luz

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Genesis 28:18 Genesis 35:14 · Genesis 31:45 · Genesis 31:13 · Leviticus 8:10–12 · Genesis 35:20 · Genesis 22:3 · Numbers 7:1 · Joshua 24:26–27 · 2 Samuel 18:18 · 1 Samuel 7:12 · Psalm 119:60 · Ecclesiastes 9:10

Genesis 28:19 Hosea 12:4–5 · Genesis 48:3 · Genesis 35:1 · Judges 1:22–26 · Genesis 12:8 · Hosea 4:15 · 1 Kings 12:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.